Survivor Suicides

Alarming trend of family members committing suicide after service members die in battle By Tisha Thompson and Rick Yarborough Originally Posted on nbcwashington.com|  Thursday, May 9, 2013  |  Updated 7:45 AM EST ———- Tisha Thompson, Rick Yarborough The News4 I-Team looks at an alarming trend: Military family members committing suicide after a service member dies.   Bill and Christine Koch had it all. “I would describe us as the all-American family,” Bill said. Good jobs. Three kids. Family vacations. Christine

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Confidence Helps Women Business Owners Take Flight

Nell Merlino Founder, President and CEO, Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence Confidence Helps Women Business Owners Take Flight Originally posted in Huffingtonpost.com: 05/06/2013 4:14 PM A female friend of mine who teaches people how to fly told me years ago about the big difference between her male and female students. The male students almost always need to get their skill level up to their confidence level, while the female students inevitably need to get their confidence level up

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Budweiser to benefit military families

Budweiser sold through July 4th will benefit military families   By James Robertson Originally published in Military and Veterans Examiner May 5, 2013 Since 2010, Budweiser has raised more than $5 million for the Folds of Honor Foundation and provided more than 1,000 educational scholarships to the families of soldiers killed or disabled in service.In 2013, for every case of Budweiser… Read more —— For more on charities that are giving back, please see MilitaryOneClick’s Giving Back Page. ——  
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Bookoo.com brings online yard sales to a base near you

MilitaryOneClick wants to know: Do you Bookoo? By Danielle Gamiz Staff Writer When my friend Becci and her family of four moved from an 850-square-foot beachside bungalow in San Diego to a 2,500 central-entrance colonial in Jacksonville, N.C., she had one central mission: Buy more furniture. And, like many military families, her Navy brood was looking at another permanent change of station in less than three years’ time, so she didn’t want to spend a lot on furnishing their temporary

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Three Ways to Accelerate Ending Veteran Homelessness

Pushing to the Goal: Three Ways to Accelerate Ending Veteran Homelessness The Administration’s commitment to end homelessness among Veterans and their families remains steadfast. The President’s FY 2014 Budget proposal continues to increase investment in effective strategies, including $75 million for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program and $300 million for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program. The Administration’s previous investments in ending Veteran homelessness continue to show significant results: homelessness among Veterans

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